Code No: R1622354 R16 SET - 1

II B. Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, April- 2018

SOIL MECHANICS
(Agricultural Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Note: 1. Question Paper consists of two parts (Part-A and Part-B)
2. Answer ALL the question in Part-A
3. Answer any FOUR Questions from Part-B
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PART –A
1. a) Define Void Ratio, degree of Saturation and porosity (3M)
b) What do you understand by Geostatic Stresses (2M)
c) Write the demerits of Triaxial Test (2M)
d) Explain about Jodhpur Mini Compaction test (3M)
e) Write about the assumptions of Terzaghis theory (2M)
f) Write about the assumptions of Rankine’s theory of earth pressure (2M)
PART –B
2. a) Define effective stress and importance of effective stress (4M)
b) A soil profile consists of a surface layer of sand 3.5m thick (ρ=1.65 mg/m3), an (10M)
intermediate layer of clay 2.5 m thick (ρ=1.95 mg/m3) and the bottom layer of
gravel 3.5m thick (ρ=1.925 mg/m3). The water table is at the upper surface of
the clay layer. Determine the effective stress at various levels immediately after
placement of a surcharge load of 58.86 KN/m2 to the ground surface.

3. a) State the assumptions made in computing stresses (4M)

b) Derive an expression for the vertical stress at appoint due to a point load using (10M)
boussinesq’s theory

4. a) What is mohrs circle? Discuss its importance characteristics (6M)

b) A Sample of dry cohesionless soil was tested in a triaxial machine. If the angle (8M)
of shearing resistance was 30° and the confining pressure of 100KN/m2,
determine the deviator stress at which the sample failed

5. a) Discuss about the factors affecting compaction (7M)

b) A Sample of soil was prepared by mixing a quantity of dry soil with 10% by (7M)
mass of water. Find the mass of this wet mixture required to produce a
cylindrical compacted specimen of 17cm diameter and 14.5 cm deep and
having 6% air content. Find void ratio and dry density of the specimen if G is
2.68

6. a) Derive the equation for coefficient of consolidation (1D) (10M)

b) Briefly explain the procedure of consolidation test (4M)
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7. a) Derive the expression for active and passive earth pressure with mohr’s circle (7M)
b) Determine the lateral earth pressure at rest per unit length of the wall of two (7M)
layers each of 2m with top layer as 17 KN/m3 unit weight and bottom layer 19
KN/m3 saturated unit weight with Ø is30°

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